“In what I’m sure was a huge shock for people who know me, I made a poor choice last week,” Davidson began. “No, I did. I made a joke about Lieutenant Commander Dan Crenshaw … and on behalf of the show and myself, I apologize. My poor mom.”

He added, “No, but I mean this from the bottom of my heart. It was a poor choice of words. The man is a war hero and he deserves all of the respect in the world. And if any good came of this, maybe it was that for one day the left and the right finally came together to agree on something. That I’m a dick.”

Davidson responded, “Stop saying that, man. He’s been saying it all day. Please. Look, I just wanted to say for people that don’t know, the reason you’re wearing an eye patch right now is that you lost your eye to an IED. In Afghanistan during your third combat tour, and I’m sorry.”

Former Navy Seal Veteran Dan Crenshaw (Facebook/Crenshaw For U.S. Congress)

But seriously, there’s a lot of lessons to learn here. Not just that the left and the right can still agree on some things, but also this: Americans can forgive one another. We can remember what brings us together as a country and still see the good in each other. This is Veterans Day weekend. Which means that it’s a good time for every American to connect with a veteran. Maybe say thanks for your service but I would actually encourage you to say something else. Tell a veteran ‘never forget.’ When you say ‘never forget’ to a veteran you are implying that as an American, you are in it with them, not separated by some imaginary barrier between civilians and veterans, but connected together as grateful fellow Americans. We’ll never forget the sacrifices made by veterans past and present. And never forget those we lost on 9/11. Heroes like Pete’s father. So I’ll just say, Pete, never forget.